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Yponomeuta multipunctella

360017.00 — 2420 — Yponomeuta multipunctella (Clemens, 1860) — American Ermine Moth

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
unclear/unknown

Euonymus, possibly Viburnum

Life History

Univoltine on Block Island, flying mainly mid- to late July. Viburnum is suggested on MassMoths as a possible host, but this would fit poorly with the distribution of the species on Block Island. However, the known host genus Euonymus does not occur in the immediate vicinity of AH, where most individuals have been recorded, while a small patch of Viburnum occurs on the property.

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Clemens, B., 1860. Contributions to American lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 12: 8.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Lewis, J.A. & J.-C. Sohn, 2015. Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea I (Argyresthiidae, Attevidae, Praydidae, Scythropiidae, and Yponomeutidae). World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 12. p. 1-253.
  • Species Page at BugGuide
  • Species Page at Microleps.org
  • Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Yponomeuta multipunctella

    Abundance data late May to early October